Reconstructing grammar :: comparative linguistics and grammaticalization /

Comparative linguistics and grammaticalization theory both belong to the broader category of historical linguistics, yet few linguists practice both. The methods and goals of each group seem largely distinct: comparative linguists have by and large avoided reconstructing grammar, while grammaticaliz...

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Körperschaft: Rice University Symposium on Linguistics
Weitere Verfasser: Gildea, Spike
Format: Elektronisch Tagungsbericht E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Amsterdam ; [Great Britain] : John Benjamins, ©2000.
Schriftenreihe:Typological studies in language ; vol. 43.
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Zusammenfassung:Comparative linguistics and grammaticalization theory both belong to the broader category of historical linguistics, yet few linguists practice both. The methods and goals of each group seem largely distinct: comparative linguists have by and large avoided reconstructing grammar, while grammaticalization theoreticians have either focused on explaining attested historical change or used internal reconstruction to formulate hypotheses about processes of change. In this collection, some of the leading voices in grammaticalization theory apply their methods to comparative data (largely drawn from.
Beschreibung:These papers were presented in preliminary form at the Seventh Rice University Symposium on Linguistics, held at Rice University in Houston, Texas, March 26-29, 1997-p. ix.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xiv, 267 pages)
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9789027298560
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9781282162822
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ISSN:0167-7373 ;

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